{"product_id":"shriek-an-afterword-9780374538637","title":"Shriek: An Afterword","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e comes the paperback reissue of his cult classic \u003ci\u003eShriek: An Afterword\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic yet personal look at several decades of life, love, and death in the imaginary city of Ambergris--previously chronicled in Jeff VanderMeer's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCity of Saints and Madmen\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eShriek: An Afterword\u003c\/i\u003e relates the scandalous, heartbreaking, and horrifying secret history of two squabbling siblings and their confidantes, protectors, and enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions by the ex-society figure Janice Shriek, this afterword presents a vivid gallery of characters and events, emphasizing the adventures of Janice's brother Duncan, a historian obsessed with a doomed love affair and a secret that may kill or transform him; a war between rival publishing houses that will change Ambergris forever; and the gray caps, a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies, who have been waiting underground for their chance to mold the future of the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter reading this introduction to the Family Shriek--part academic treatise, part tell-all biography--you'll never look at history in quite the same way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHummingbird Salamander\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e novels (\u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Strange Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDead Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Reach Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Acceptance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Authority\u003c\/i\u003e), the first volume of which won the Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson Award and was adapted into a movie by Alex Garland. He speaks and writes frequently about issues relating to climate change as well as urban rewilding. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, on the edge of a ravine, with his wife, Ann VanderMeer, and their cat,\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697180152082,"sku":"9780374538637","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b361995-bb0c-4caf-a16b-944916836ea6.jpg?v=1734296006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shriek-an-afterword-9780374538637","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}